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Presentation Description: Before COVID, we hit the Perfect Storm, a confluence of factors encouraging more and more consumerism. And then COVID took it to a whole new level when the need to escape fear, gain control, escape, and adapt made it worse. Compulsive shopping has been called the "smiled upon addiction" because it's lurking beneath the surface, not recognized like alcoholism or drug addiction, yet causing shame among over-shoppers. Shopping has become a coping mechanism for an emotion(s) an individual just can't bear. This presentation will discuss the human needs we try to fill, healthier alternatives you might assist your client in finding, behaviors that would indicate an over shopper, and the true damage that may be lurking below the surface.
Presentation Goals: You will learn to 1. Identify unhealthy shopping behaviors, 2. Probe for the underlying emotional need, and 3. Identify healthier solutions for that need.
Presenter Information:
Carrie is a 30-year veteran executive of the financial industry, having worked in Canada, the U.S, and abroad. She is also a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA ®) and an Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC ®), the only financial coaching designation recognized by FINRA. Carrie sits on the Board of Savvy Ladies, a non-profit focused on financially educating women as well as acting as a volunteer.
To expand her depth of knowledge on the money psychology side, Carrie trained with Psychotherapist & Founder of MoneyHarmony Olivia Mellan. Olivia is a money psychology pioneer and critically acclaimed author who has been hosted on Oprah and other nationwide media.
Carrie further trained under clinical supervision with the nationally known and published author, Psychologist Dr. April Benson who helped over-shoppers for decades. Carrie bought Dr. Benson's business and her proven program during COVID and serves over shoppers nationwide.
Carrie has delivered keynote speeches, and has been quoted in media such as CNBC, CBC, NextAdvisor | TIME, USA Today, Glamour Magazine, Yahoo! Finance, Success Magazine, Jean Chatzky "Her Money", Blog Talk Radio, Vox, and Mel Magazine.
Carrie is Canadian-born and now holds dual citizenship having lived in the New York area for 23 years. She resides with her husband and two little bunnies with big personalities.
You can find Carrie:
LinkedIn: Carrie Rattle
We look forward to seeing you then!
